A Gap Year Traveling the US and Abroad: thoughts and an itinerary from a family with young children

Last summer, I was a beta tester in a Montana Money Adventures’ class, along with a Coloradoan lady doctor who is half of Wander All Year. We’ve kept in touch while she (and I) both used that class as our springboard for sabbaticals. Now she’s traveling the world with her family.

For anyone who is considering slow travel with a family, this is a great guest post from her husband. It details their thoughts that went into planning a gap year traveling the U.S. and other parts of the world. (And fun fact: the lady doc is the only woman I know who had one set of twins that were born in different years!): Continue reading “A Gap Year Traveling the US and Abroad: thoughts and an itinerary from a family with young children”

A Summer in Latin America with a Young Family: A Prepper’s Guide

When you strive for greatness, chaos is guaranteed to show up.” The One Thing by Gary Keller

Despite the chaos we endured to move down here, this has become the happiest, best summer of my life. One of my friends gave me a preview of what to expect right before we left the States. She said, “I just came back from Colombia and would return there in a heartbeat!”

Today’s blog details some of the chaos I attempted to control ahead of time for living close to the equator for 2 and a half months. Continue reading “A Summer in Latin America with a Young Family: A Prepper’s Guide”